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American Experience, television's most-watched history series, brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form our nation. Get stories to go in this podcast, or tune in to PBS Monday nights. American Experience is produced by WGBH Boston.
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The Presidents: The Two-Party System and Political Participation | American Experience
Harvard historian Thomas Patterson looks at political participation and America's two-party system in presidential elections.
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The Presidents: The Debates | American Experience
George Mason University professor Rick Shenkman looks at presidential debates and their impact upon elections.
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The Presidents: The Conventions | American Experience
NPR news analyst Daniel Schorr and American University historian Allan Lichtman discuss the role of the party conventions in 2008.
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The Presidents: The Democratic Party and Expanding Opportunity | American Experience
Harvard University sociologist Orlando Patterson places Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of Democratic Party history.
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Riding the Rails | American Experience
At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America.
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The Presidents: American Conservativism | American Experience
Historian Dan Carter places John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign in the context of the American conservative movement.
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A preview of American Experience's fall TV season on PBS | American Experience
Executive producer Mark Samels previews the upcoming season of American Experience on PBS.
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The Presidents: The Economy | American Experience
MIT historian Meg Jacobs examines the impact of economic issues during election years.
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Truman | American Experience
After eighty-two days as Vice-President, Harry Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States.
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FDR | American Experience
In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office and gave hope to a nation in crisis.
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The Presidents: First Ladies | American Experience
John Jay College historian Blanche Wiesen Cook looks back at Eleanor Roosevelt and discusses the role of the First Lady.
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George H.W. Bush: At Kennebunkport | American Experience
Filmmakers Austin Hoyt and Callie Taintor Wiser discuss the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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Truman
After eighty-two days as Vice-President, Harry Truman became the thirty-third President of the United States.
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FDR
In March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office and gave hope to a nation in crisis.
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The Presidents: First Ladies
John Jay College historian Blanche Wiesen Cook looks back at Eleanor Roosevelt and discusses the role of the First Lady.
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George H.W. Bush: At Kennebunkport
Filmmakers Austin Hoyt and Callie Taintor Wiser discuss the Bush family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine.
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Roberto Clemente: Filmmaker Interview | American Experience
Filmmaker Bernardo Ruiz discusses his biography of baseball's first Latino superstar.
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Roberto Clemente: Legacy | American Experience
New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins discusses the legacy of Roberto Clemente.
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Walt Whitman | American Experience
Contemporary writers and poets read excerpts from Walt Whitman's signature work, Leaves of Grass.
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The Presidents: Foreign Policy Leadership | American Experience
International relations professor Ernest May from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and history professor Kristen Hoganson from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign describe foreign policy, presidential leadership, and elections.
American Experience | PBS
